Hampshire Country School is a small boarding school where boys who have very high intellectual ability but require too much attention for larger schools can thrive, excel, and have friends.

It is designed to provide a solid education, healthy activities, and all the support of a camp-like boarding school community.

The best entering ages are 8 to 11 years old.

Most students are of middle school age. A few may remain through high school graduation, but most transfer elsewhere to compete high school.

Most students have had difficulty in large schools, perhaps because they are socially young for their age, need a tremendous amount of adult attention, may be disruptive, are emotionally complex, or are more interested in intellectual than athletic pursuits.

Despite difficulties they may have had elsewhere, they are a likeable group that want to please adults and wish they could excel at everything.

School Notes

The ideal student is bright, has a good heart, and wants to please but may have had serious difficulty adjusting socially to large schools and complex social environments.

Traditional courses in history, English, math, science, and a foreign language are taught in classes of 3 to 6 students. Courses are designed for students who have high intellectual ability in some areas but may have serious gaps in other areas and who may need much more teacher attention and involvement than would be available in most schools.

Students and faculty sit down together for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the school dining room.

Home-style dorms with single and double student rooms, a living room, and a kitchen house 4 to 7 students and a resident dorm parent.

Typical student interests include reading, drawing, discussing intellectual trivia, looking for frogs and salamanders, building with Legos, playing compex strategy games, fishing, and chasing through the woods.

Hampshire Country School provides an active, structured, supportive environment but one that at the same time is comfortable and relaxed, with time for individual contemplation and play.

Behavioral and educational expectations are high, but Hampshire Country School is a forgiving and supportive place with room for making mistakes and time for learning new habits.

The 1700-acre campus includes fields, streams, ponds, and a 1400-acre nature preserve (the Wapack Wilderness).

Hampshire Country School is not appropriate for students who have used or experimented with alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs.

With its nurturing environment, 100% boarding population, and on-campus faculty, HCS is an excellent choice for students far from home, including Americans living abroad.

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Quick Stats (2018-19)

Grades: (Boarding) 3-12

Students: 21 students

Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students): $60,000

Average class size: 4 students

Application Deadline: None / Rolling

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